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WWUS54 KMRX 151718
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
118 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

NCC039-043-151800-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-260815T1800Z/
Cherokee NC-Clay NC-
118 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND WESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...

At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Murphy, moving
southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Murphy, Hayesville, Marble, and Brasstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3515 8410 3522 8393 3499 8370 3499 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 335DEG 7KT 3506 8396 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$


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WWUS54 KMRX 151740
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
140 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

NCC039-043-151800-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-260815T1800Z/
Cherokee NC-Clay NC-
140 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...

At 139 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hayesville,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Murphy, Hayesville, and Brasstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3515 8410 3508 8391 3507 8377 3499 8370
      3499 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 309DEG 11KT 3501 8381 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$